the muslim-american community in northern virginia. >> this is indeed a wake up call. it is a wake up call involving our youth. >> reporter: the five men, ages 18 to 24, had become friends at this mosque in a suburb of washington, d.c. worshipers there said they were good kids, who studied hard and never expressed extremist views. mustafa abu maryam runs the mosque's youth group. >> our group discussions never talked about politics, never talked about ongoing conflicts, never talked about fighting against anyone indirectly or directly. on the contrary, we always promoted compassion toward others and being good stewards of humanity. >> reporter: but in late november, the five-- ahmed abdullah minni, umar chaudhry, waqar khan, aman hassan yemer and ramy zamzam-- disappeared, without telling family or freinds of their plans. friends of their plans. amal khalifa, ramy zamzam's mother, said he did tell her he was going away to baltimore. he disappeared what in late november? >> i can't say he disappeared. he told me before he leave he's going somewhere and he takes two sets of clothes, a lot of
